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electric cooperative · EIA utility 8000
NineStar Connect
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
NineStar Connect serves 17,770 residential customers in Indiana as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 4 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 15.68¢ per kilowatthour, 6.2% above the Indiana average of 14.77¢ and 4.9% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $194.03 a month on average use of 1,237 kWh a month. Across Indiana the average bill was $133.06 on 901 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 128.8 minutes per customer with major event days included and 70.8 minutes with them excluded, calculated under another method. The median among Indiana utilities reporting was 196.1 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 34% below that median.
The average price is up 16.7% on 2019, against up 17.4% for Indiana as a whole, and up 2.3% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 16.50¢.
Compared with Indiana, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 15.68¢ | 13.74¢ | 14.77¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $194.03 | $149.95 | $133.06 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,237 | 1,126 | 901 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +2.3% | — | -1.1% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +16.7% | — | +17.4% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 128.8 | 263.0 | 196.1 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 70.8 | 147.0 | 114.1 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 28 filings by electric cooperatives in Indiana, the median price was 15.18¢. In Indiana this utility's price ranks 13 of 45, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Indiana ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 16.50¢ | 16.23¢ | $207.63 | 1,258 | 18,751 | 357.5 GWh |
| 2024 | 15.68¢ | 14.77¢ | $194.03 | 1,237 | 17,770 | 336.7 GWh |
| 2023 | 15.33¢ | 14.94¢ | $189.02 | 1,233 | 16,953 | 322 GWh |
| 2022 | 14.69¢ | 14.59¢ | $188.73 | 1,285 | 16,478 | 323 GWh |
| 2021 | 14.14¢ | 13.37¢ | $185.54 | 1,312 | 15,739 | 306 GWh |
| 2020 | 13.56¢ | 12.83¢ | $178.04 | 1,313 | 15,067 | 290.9 GWh |
| 2019 | 13.44¢ | 12.58¢ | $179.59 | 1,337 | 14,445 | 289.4 GWh |
| 2018 | 13.28¢ | 12.26¢ | $187.64 | 1,413 | 13,909 | 294.5 GWh |
| 2017 | 13.55¢ | 12.29¢ | $174.67 | 1,289 | 13,455 | 265.4 GWh |
| 2016 | 13.05¢ | 11.79¢ | $175.92 | 1,348 | 13,046 | 266.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 13.01¢ | 11.57¢ | $178.45 | 1,372 | 12,449 | 257.6 GWh |
| 2014 | 12.82¢ | 11.46¢ | $183.34 | 1,431 | 12,109 | 258.9 GWh |
| 2013 | 12.69¢ | 10.99¢ | $177.34 | 1,398 | 11,934 | 251.7 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 17,770 | 263.8 GWh | 78% | $41,374,000 | 15.68¢ |
| Commercial | 1,084 | 49.6 GWh | 15% | $6,808,700 | 13.74¢ |
| Industrial | 82 | 23.4 GWh | 7% | $2,940,000 | 12.57¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 351.9 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 351.9 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 91 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: 1.21 interruptions per customer with major event days, 0.86 without; CAIDI 106.9 minutes per interruption. EIA's Indiana total across all reporting utilities was 312.4 minutes with major event days and 121.4 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 193.5 | 98.4 | 1.65 | 0.86 | Other |
| 2024 | 128.8 | 70.8 | 1.21 | 0.86 | Other |
| 2023 | 164.5 | 123.0 | 3.04 | 2.36 | Other |
| 2022 | 61.4 | 50.4 | 1.08 | 1.03 | Other |
| 2021 | 377.3 | 135.2 | 3.11 | 1.66 | Other |
| 2020 | 327.9 | 101.6 | 3.31 | 1.43 | Other |
| 2019 | 223.5 | 223.5 | 2.08 | 2.08 | Other |
| 2018 | 219.4 | 219.4 | 2.04 | 2.04 | Other |
| 2017 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.83 | 0.83 | Other |
| 2016 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 1.29 | 1.29 | Other |
| 2015 | 136.6 | 126.4 | 1.83 | 1.68 | Other |
| 2014 | 126.0 | 116.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Other |
| 2013 | 116.0 | 32.0 | 1.00 | — | Other |
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Indiana
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland REMC | Cooperative | 18,013 | 14.72¢ | $175.91 | — | — |
| Kosciusko County Rural E M C | Cooperative | 17,435 | 13.27¢ | $118.96 | 291.5 | 147.2 |
| Boone County Rural EMC | Cooperative | 18,371 | 16.51¢ | $197.31 | 59.9 | 59.9 |
| Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC | Cooperative | 18,898 | 16.10¢ | $171.36 | 1,372.1 | 430.7 |
| Kankakee Valley Rural E M C | Cooperative | 18,994 | 15.20¢ | $145.67 | 678.9 | 331.9 |
| Western Indiana Energy REMC | Cooperative | 15,017 | 14.39¢ | $168.78 | 1,048.9 | 214.4 |
| Carroll-White REMC | Cooperative | 14,807 | 14.93¢ | $159.09 | 423.1 | 376.6 |
| RushShelby Energy | Cooperative | 14,761 | 16.89¢ | $194.39 | 390.6 | 205.6 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from NineStar Connect?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.68¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Indiana?
The Indiana average residential price in 2024 was 14.77¢ and the US average 16.48¢; NineStar Connect was 6.2% above the state figure. Among 45 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Indiana, it had the 13th highest.
What is the average NineStar Connect bill?
$194.03 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,237 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Indiana average was $133.06 on 901 kWh.
How reliable is NineStar Connect service?
It reported 128.8 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 70.8 minutes excluding them, with 1.21 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the NineStar Connect price rising?
The average residential price was up 2.3% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 16.7% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 16.50¢.
Which counties does NineStar Connect serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 4 counties: Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Madison County, IN and Rush County, IN. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "NineStar Connect", utility number 8000; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.